Also showing, June 10

George Lucas's final film echoes adventure movies of the 1940s, Will Ferrell goes native in a Spanish spoof, and a love letter to Woody

Red Tails12A, 124 mins
George Lucas was the executive producer of this action movie about
African-American fighter pilots in the second world war. It’s strikingly
frank about the segregation and other forms of racism black servicemen faced
during the war, yet the characters’ victories against prejudice are won in
corny, simplistic stages. As in Star Wars, Lucas (here with Anthony
Hemingway as his director) imitates the trite dialogue and clear-cut
morality of 1940s adventure movies. That said, as a fan of old hokum, I
found it enjoyable, thanks to the brio of the aerial combat scenes. EP